
Russia's MoD has claimed that it killed Ukrainian servicemen who were trying to raise Ukraine's flag on the recently retaken Snake Island, but Ukraine has denied that any of its servicemen on the island were killed. He added: "The further it goes, the harder it will be for them to negotiate with us." Putin told parliamentary leaders: "Everyone should know that, by and large, we haven't started anything yet in earnest." Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia has only just begun its campaign in Ukraine and dared the West to attempt to defeat it on the battlefield. The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office claimed that Russia has committed over 22,500 war crimes and crimes of aggression against Ukraine. The Ukrainian military said Monday defending troops had successfully fended off an enemy assault on Krasnopillia while also preventing the Russians from carrying out an offensive on Marinka in Donetsk Oblast. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between February 24 and July 11, Russia had lost about 37,400 personnel, 1,645 tanks, 3,828 armored combat vehicles, 838 artillery units, 247 multiple launch rocket systems, 109 air defense systems, 217 warplanes, 188 helicopters, 676 drones, 155 cruise missiles, 15 warships, 2,696 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 66 units of special equipment. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin is still calling a "special military operation." Monday marks the 138th day of the invasion. News contacted the 24th Mechanized Brigade for further comment, as well as the Russian Ministry of Defense, but had not received a reply at the time of writing.

Artillerymen from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade said July 9, 2022, that they destroyed a column of Russian tanks and BMPs In the Luhansk region in Ukraine.
